Small-scale explosivity testing

Authors

Jimmie Oxley, University of Rhode IslandFollow
James Smith, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Evan Rogers, University of Rhode Island
Elmo Resende, University of Rhode Island
Abdel Mostafa, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-1999

Abstract

In the area of energetic materials testing, correlation of small- and large-scale test results is a frequently sought and seldom achieved goal. We have experimented using the cartridge test to obtain a relative ranking of the explosivity of energetic materials. The cartridge test attempts to detonate a 2 gram sample of energetic material confined in a .303″ brass cartridge case with a number 8 blasting cap. Violence of an event was judged by the weight of the main body of the casing remaining attached to the base after detonation. © 1999 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Journal of Energetic Materials

Volume

17

Issue

4

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Oxley, Jimmie, James Smith, Evan Rogers, Elmo Resende, and Abdel Mostafa. "Small-scale explosivity testing." Journal of Energetic Materials 17, 4 (1999): 331-343. doi: 10.1080/07370659908201794.